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England name Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in 2018 World Cup squad

Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope also included in squad

By Declan Olley

Last Updated: 17/05/18 7:34am

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold has yet to win an England cap

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have been selected in Gareth Southgate’s 23-man England squad for the 2018 World Cup, with Adam Lallana on standby.

Uncapped Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold, 19, has made just three appearances for England's U21s with this his first senior call-up.

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Watch the Football Association's England World Cup squad announcement video

Watch the Football Association's England World Cup squad announcement video

After impressing on loan at Crystal Palace, Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek, 22, is included having played two times for England's senior side - both of those appearances coming under Southgate.

Former England captain Gary Cahill, who has struggled for game time at Chelsea this season, will be going to Russia despite being left out of Southgate's previous squad for the games against the Netherlands and Italy.

Loftus-Cheek will be going to his first major tournament with England

Southgate, who has named England's third youngest squad for a World Cup (26 years 18 days), told thefa.com: "I believe this is a squad which we can be excited about.

"It is a young group, but with some really important senior players so I feel the balance of the squad is good, both in terms of its experience, its character and also the positional balance.

26y 18d - Based on players' age on the first match-day of the World Cup tournament, England have named their third youngest squad for a World Cup (26y 18d) behind only the 1958 and 2006 editions. Youthful.https://t.co/dT11aXZzHC

England will play two matches before travelling to Russia on June 2 against Nigeria at Wembley and on June 7 against Costa Rica at Elland Road.

The World Cup then starts on June 14 with England's first group game against Tunisia on June 18 in Volgograd, before facing Panama on June 24 in Nizhny Novgorod with their final group game in Kaliningrad on June 28 against Belgium.